Hosea 5:3 Cross References

Hosea 5:3

3: I know what you are like, O Israel! You have left me as a prostitute leaves her husband; you are utterly defiled.

"From among all the families on the earth, I chose you alone. That is why I must punish you for all your sins."

"The LORD will bring a terrible curse on you, your nation, and your family. You will soon experience greater terror than has been known in all the years since Solomon's empire was divided into Israel and Judah. The mighty king of Assyria will come with his great army!"

"Israel has built many altars to take away sin, but these very altars became places for sinning!

One thing is certain, Israel: When your day of punishment comes, you will become a heap of rubble.

The people of Israel will be crushed and broken by my judgment because they are determined to worship idols.

Nothing in all creation can hide from him. Everything is naked and exposed before his eyes. This is the God to whom we must explain all that we have done.

Joseph has the strength and majesty of a young bull; his power is like the horns of a wild ox. He will gore distant nations, driving them to the ends of the earth. This is my blessing for the multitudes of Ephraim and the thousands of Manasseh."

"When Israel and Judah saw how sick they were, Israel turned to Assyria, to the great king there, but he could neither help nor cure them.

The people of Israel feed on the wind; they chase after the east wind all day long. They multiply lies and violence; they make alliances with Assyria and cut deals with the Egyptians.

Jeroboam thought to himself, "Unless I am careful, the kingdom will return to the dynasty of David.
When they go to Jerusalem to offer sacrifices at the Temple of the LORD, they will again give their allegiance to King Rehoboam of Judah. They will kill me and make him their king instead."
So on the advice of his counselors, the king made two gold calves. He said to the people, "It is too much trouble for you to worship in Jerusalem. O Israel, these are the gods who brought you out of Egypt!"
He placed these calf idols at the southern and northern ends of Israel--in Bethel and in Dan.
This became a great sin, for the people worshiped them, traveling even as far as Dan.

And the LORD will raise up a king over Israel who will destroy the family of Jeroboam. This will happen today, even now!
Then the LORD will shake Israel like a reed whipped about in a stream. He will uproot the people of Israel from this good land that he gave their ancestors and will scatter them beyond the Euphrates River, for they have angered the LORD by worshiping Asherah poles.
He will abandon Israel because Jeroboam sinned and made all of Israel sin along with him."

"Then Oholah lusted after other lovers instead of me, and she gave her love to the Assyrians, her neighbors.
They were all attractive young men, captains and commanders dressed in handsome blue, dashing about on their horses.
And so she prostituted herself with the most desirable men of Assyria, worshiping their idols and defiling herself.
For when she left Egypt, she did not leave her spirit of prostitution behind. She was still as lewd as in her youth, when the Egyptians satisfied their lusts with her and robbed her of her virginity.
And so I handed her over to her Assyrian lovers, whom she desired so much.

"O Israel and Judah, what should I do with you?" asks the LORD. "For your love vanishes like the morning mist and disappears like dew in the sunlight.

"I know all the things you do, that you are neither hot nor cold. I wish you were one or the other!

In the past when the tribe of Ephraim spoke, the people shook with fear because the other Israelite tribes looked up to them. But the people of Ephraim sinned by worshiping Baal and thus sealed their destruction.

Leave her alone because she is married to idolatry.
The men of Israel finish up their drinking bouts and off they go to find some prostitutes. Their love for shame is greater than their love for honor.

But his father refused. "I know what I'm doing, my son," he said. "Manasseh, too, will become a great people, but his younger brother will become even greater. His descendants will become a multitude of nations!"
So Jacob blessed the boys that day with this blessing: "The people of Israel will use your names to bless each other. They will say, `May God make you as prosperous as Ephraim and Manasseh.'" In this way, Jacob put Ephraim ahead of Manasseh.

because Aram is no stronger than its capital, Damascus. And Damascus is no stronger than its king, Rezin. As for Israel, within sixty-five years it will be crushed and completely destroyed.
Israel is no stronger than its capital, Samaria. And Samaria is no stronger than its king, Pekah son of Remaliah. You do not believe me? If you want me to protect you, learn to believe what I say."

For I know the vast number of your sins and rebellions. You oppress good people by taking bribes and deprive the poor of justice in the courts.

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